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Series 
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microfiches 
(monographies) 


Canadian  Institiita  for  Historical  Microraproductiont  /  Institut  Canadian  da  microreproductions  hiatoriquaa 


1996 


Technical  and  Bibliographic  Notes  /  Notes  technique  et  bibliographiques 


The  Institute  has  attempted  to  obtain  the  best  original 
copy  available  for  filming.  Features  of  this  copy  which 
may  be  bibliographically  unique,  which  may  alter  any  of 
the  images  in  the  reproduction,  or  which  may 
significantly  change  the  usual  method  of  filming  are 
checked  below. 

["71      Coloured  covers  / 
' — '      Couverture  de  couleur 

I     I      Covers  damaged  / 

' — '      Couverture  endommagee 

I     I      Covers  restored  and/or  laminated  / 
' — '      Couverture  restauree  et/ou  pelliculee 

I     I      Cover  title  missing  /  Le  litre  de  couverture  manque 

I     I      Coloured  maps  /  Cartes  geographiques  en  couleur 

r7(     Coloured  ink  (i.e.  other  than  blue  or  black)  / 
—      Encre  de  couleur  (i.e.  autre  que  bleue  ou  noire) 

I     I      Coloured  plates  an*or  Illustrations  / 
' — '      Planches  et/ou  illustrations  en  couleur 


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Relie  avec  d'autres  documents 

Only  edition  available  / 
Seule  edition  disponible 

Tight  binding  may  cause  shadows  or  distortion 
along  interior  margin  /  La  reliure  serree  peut 
causer  de  I'ombre  ou  de  la  distorsion  le  long  de 
la  marge  int^rieitre. 

Blank  leaves  added  during  restorations  may  appear 
within  the  text.  Whenever  possible,  these  have 
been  omitted  from  fi'ming  /  II  se  peut  que  certaines 
pages  blanches  ajoutees  lors  d'une  restauration 
apparaissent  dans  le  texte,  mais,  lorsque  cela  &aA 
possible,  ces  pages  n'ont  pas  ete  film^. 


L'Institut  a  microfitme  le  meilleur  examplaire  qu'il  lui  a 
6t6  possible  de  se  procurer.  Les  details  de  cat  exem- 
plaire  qui  sont  peut-6tre  uniques  du  point  de  vue  bibli- 
ographique,  qui  peuvent  modifier  une  image  reproduite. 
ou  qui  peuvent  exiger  une  modifications  dans  la  meth- 
ode  nomiale  de  film*ne  sont  indiques  ci-dessous. 

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I      I      Pages  damaged  /  Pages  endommagees 

I      I      Pages  restored  and/or  laminated  / 
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' — '      Qualite  inegale  de  rimpression 

I      I      Includes  supplementary  material  / 
' — '      Comprend  du  materiel  supplementaire 

I  I  Pages  wholly  or  partially  obscured  by  errata 
' — '  slips,  tissues,  etc.,  have  been  refilmed  to 
ensure  the  best  possible  image  /  Les  pages 
totalement  ou  partiellement  obscurcies  par  un 
feuillet  d'errata,  une  peture,  etc.,  om  ete  film^s 
a  nouveau  de  fagon  a  obtenir  la  meilleure 
image  possible. 

I  I  Opposing  pages  with  varying  colouration  or 
' — '  discolou  rations  are  filmed  twice  to  ensure  the 
best  possible  image  /  Les  pages  s'opposant 
ayant  des  colorations  variables  ou  des  decol- 
orations sont  film^es  deux  fois  afin  d'obtenir  la 
meilleur  image  possible. 


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Th«  copy  fllmtd  htrt  hat  ba«n  raproducad  thinki 
to  th«  ganarositv  of: 

Stauffer  Library 
Queen's  University 


L'txcmplaira  film*  fut  raproduit  grtca  t  la 
gtntrotit*  da: 

Stauffer  Library 
Queen's  University 


Tha  imagat  appaaring  hara  ara  tha  batt  quality 
poMlbIa  contidaring  tha  eondlticn  and  lagibillty 
of  tha  original  copy  and  in  kaaping  with  tha 
filming  contract  ipacificationa. 


Lai  imagaa  suivantat  ont  at*  raproduites  avac  la 
plus  grand  toin.  compta  tenu  da  la  Cbndition  at 
da  la  nattata  da  I'aiamplaira  filma.  at  an 
conformity  avac  laa  eonditiona  du  central  da 
fllmaga. 


Original  copiaa  in  printad  papar  covara  ara  fllmad 
baginning  with  tha  front  covar  and  anding  on 
tha  laat  pag*  with  a  printad  or  illuatratad  impraa- 
aion,  or  tha  back  covar  whan  appropriata.  All 
othar  original  copiaa  ara  filmad  baginning  on  tha 
firat  paga  with  a  printad  or  illuatratad  impraa- 
aion.  and  anding  on  tha  laat  paga  with  a  printad 
or  illuatratad  impraaaion. 


Laa  axamplairaa  origlnauii  dont  la  couvartura  »n 
papiar  aat  imprimte  lont  filmta  an  commanqant 
par  la  pramiar  plat  at  an  tarminant  loit  par  la 
darniara  paga  qui  comporta  una  amprainte 
d'impraaaion  ou  d'illuatration,  soit  par  la  second 
plat,  aalon  la  ca*.  Toua  lea  autraa  aiamplairas 
originaux  aont  filmta  an  commancant  par  la 
pramitra  paga  qui  comporta  una  amprainte 
d'impraaaion  ou  d'illuatration  at  an  tarminant  par 
la  darnitra  paga  qui  comporta  una  talla 
amprainta. 


Tha  laat  racordad  frama  on  aach  microflcha 
ahall  contain  tha  symbol  ^^  (meaning   "CON- 
TINUED"!, or  tha  symbol  ▼  (meaning   "END'I. 
whichavar  appliaa. 


Un  daa  symbolaa  auivants  apparaitra  sur  la 
darniira  image  da  cheque  microfiche,  selon  le 
caa:  la  aymboia  — *-signifJa  "A  SUIVRE".  le 
aymbola  ▼  aignifia  "FIN  ". 


Mapa.  plataa.  charta.  ate.  may  be  filmad  at 
different  reduction  ratios.  Those  too  large  to  ba 
entirely  included  in  one  expoaura  ara  filmed 
baginning  in  tha  upper  left  hand  corner,  left  to 
right  and  top  to  bottom,  as  many  framaa  aa 
required,  Tha  following  diagrama  illustrate  tha 
method: 


Lea  cartaa.  planchaa.  tableeux.  etc..  peuve.it  itre 
filmia  i  daa  taux  da  raduction  diffarenis. 
Loraqua  la  document  est  trop  grand  pour  Atre 
reproduit  en  un  saul  clicha,  il  est  film*  a  partir 
da  Tangle  supArieur  gauche,  de  gauche  i  droits, 
at  da  haut  en  bas,  en  p  ^nant  le  nombre 
d'imegea  nacaasaira,  L->t  diagrammas  suivants 
illuatrant  la  mathoda. 


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TfiE  CA  TE  OF  PEACE 
by  Bliii  Carman 


The  Gate  of  Peace 


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GATE  OF  PEACE 


A  POEM 
BLISS  CAHMAN 


NEW   YORK: 

THE   VILLAGE    PRESS 

1907 


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COPYRIGHT,    1907,   BY 

Bh'n  Carman 


THE   VILLAGE    PRESS 


The  Gate  of  Peace 


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THE   GATE   OF  PEACE 


K";  rs: 


I,  who  will  build  the  city 
of  our  dream 

Where  beauty  shall  abound 
and  truth  avail, 
With  patient  love  that  it  too 
wise  for  strife, 
Blending  in  power  as  gently  as  the  rain 
*»  the  reviving  earth  on  full  spring  days? 
Who  now  will  speed  us  to  its  gate  of  peace. 
And  reassure  us  on  our  doubtful  road? 

Three  centuries  ago  a  fearless  man. 
Yearning  to  set  his  people  in  the  way. 
Threw  all  his  royal  might  into  a  plan 
To  found  an  ideal  city  that  should  give 
Freedom  to  every  instinS  for  the  best, 
From  humblest  impulse  in  his  own  domain 
To  rumored  wisdom  from  the  world's  far  ends. 


?-.,.. 


.>■■."•' 


Strengthened  tvith  ardor  f mm  a  high  retohe, 
Beneath  the  patient  smile  of  Indian  tkiet 
This  fair  dream  flourished  for  a  score  of  years, 
Vntil  the  blight  of  evil  touched  its  bloom 
With  fading,  and  transformed  its  vivid  life 
Into  a  ghost-flower  of  its  fair  design. 

Now  ruined  nursery  tower  and  gay  boudoir, 
A  sad  custodian  of  sacred  tombs. 
And  scattered  feathers  from  the  purple  wings 
Of  doves  who  reign  in  undisputed  calm 
Over  this  Eden  of  hope  and  fair  essay, 
F(ecall  the  valor  of  this  ancient  quest. 

Great  Akbar,— grandfather  of  Shah  Jehan 
■  mo  built  the  Taj  for  love  of  one  held  dear 
Beyond  all  other  women  in  the  world. 
An.!  left  that  loveliest  memorial. 
The  most  supreme  of  wonders  wrought  by  man. 
To  move  for  very  joy  all  hearts  to  tears 
Beholding  how  great  beauty  springs  from  love,— 


Akbar,  the  witeit  ruler  over  hd 
^^"^lyf&iar  in  where  J„,  were  «  W 
^he6/oodofTamer/aneandChi„gh,;.Khar,, 
moiea,  ,he  Afghan,  and  ,he  ^ajpu,.  down    ' 
^t  Biniput  and  Buxar  in  bengal 
Making  him,elf,he  lord  of //inJunan, 
And  with  hi.  restlen  Tartar,  founded  there 
rhe  Mogul  empire  with  it,  Mo,lem  faith 
/t,  joj,ou,ne„,  enlightenment,  and  art  ~ 
Akbar  oj  all  the  lavereign,  of  the  Ea,t 
A  still  mo„  deeply  loved  and  gladly  prai,ed. 

For  he  who  conquered  with  ,o  ,trong  a  hand 
™'  Ab/AWr,  and  Kandahar,  and  Sind 
Oudh  and  Ori„a,  Chitor  and  Ajmir, 
With  all  their  wealth  to  weld  them  into  one, 
Lpholding  justice  with  hi,  sovereignty 
Throughout  hi,  border,  and  impo,ing  peace, 
m,  first  and  last  a  seeker  after  truth 


No  rraren  unlaboriou:  truer  he  sought. 

But  that  great  peace  which  only  comet  with  light. 

Emerging  after  chaoi  has  been  rjuelled 

In  some  long  struggle  of  enduring  will. 

To  be  a  proof  of  order  and  of  law, 

IVhich  cannot  rest  on  falsehood  nor  on  wrong. 

Rut  spreads  like  generous  sunshine  on  the  earth 

I^Vhengoodness  has  beengainedand  truth  madeclear,- 

At  whatsoe'er  incalculable  cost! 

lieturning  once  with  his  victorious  arms 
And  war-worn  companies  on  ihe  homeward  march 
To  Agra  and  his  court's  magnificence. 
From  a  campaign  against  some  turbulent  folk, 
//e  came  at  evening  to  a  (juiet  place 
^  Where  there  were  many  doves  among  the  trees, 
'    Near  Sikri  by  the  roauside  through  the  woods. 

There  Salim  Chisti  a  holy  man  had  made 
///>  lonely  dwelling  in  the  wilderness 
Seeking  perfection.  And  the  solitude 

Was  sweet  to  Akbar,  and  he  halted  there 
And  went  to  Salim  in  his  lodge  and  said. 


"  O  man  and  brothrr,  ihj/  long  dayi  art  iprnt 
In  meditation^  iiv.king  for  the  path 
Through  this  great  world' i  impediment!  to  peace. 
Here  in  the  twilight  with  the  holy  ttari 
Or  when  the  rote  of  morning  breaki  in  gold; 
Tell  me,  /pray,  whence  comes  the  gip  of  /leace 
With  all  its  blessing  for  a  people' i  need. 
And  how  may  trt     tranifuility  be  found 
On  which  man'i  restlesi  spirit  longt  to  reitf" 

And  Salim  answered,  "Lord,  most  readily 
In  Allah's  out-of-doors,  for  there  men  live 
More  truly,  being  free  from  false  constraint. 
For  learning  wi'dom  with  a  calmer  mind. 
For  they  who  would  find  peace  must  conc/uerfear 
And  ignorance  and  greed, — the  ra  jagers 
Of  spirit,  mind,  and  sense, — and  learn  to  live 
Content  beneath  the  shade  of  Allah's  hand. 
IVho  worships  not  his  own  will,  shall  find  peace." 


Thfn  Akbar  aniwerrdy  "  /  have  in  my  hrarl 

On  making  bfaulj/,  truth,  and  Juitier  shinr 

At  thf  ordered  ilari  above  the  darkened  earth. 

Are  not  theie  alto  thingi  to  be  deiired. 

And  itriven  for  with  no  uncertain  toilf 

And  lave  through  them  whence  comet  the  gift  of  peace  f 

Th(     Salim  tmi/ed,  and  with  hit  finger  drew 
In  ih.    inft  du/t  before  hit  door,  and  taid, 

"  O  King,  th"  wordi  are  'rue,  thj/  heart  moil  wite. 
Thou  alio  ihalt  find  peace,  at  Allah  willi. 
Through  following  bravely  what  to  thee  leemt  belt. 
(Vhen  any  quettion,  '  What  it  peace?,'  reply, 

'  The  ihelter  of  the  Gate  of  fbradiie, 
Tlje  ihadow  of  the  archway,  not  the  arch. 
Within  who  if  thade  at  need  the  poor  may  reii. 
The  weary  he  refreihed,  the  weak  lecure, 

And  all  men  pauie  to  gladder^  at  they  go^—'  " 


yind  Akbnr  pondered  Xn/im  Chitirt  wordi. 
Thtn  turning  to  hii  miniitfrs,  hf  mid, 
'^Jhre  uill  I  build  my  capita/,  and  here 
The  world  shall  come  unto  a  council  hall. 
And  in  a  place  of  peace  pursue  the  ,fuest  ' 
Of  wisdom  and  the  finding  out  of  truth. 
That  time  be  no  more  discord  upon  earth. 
But  onljf  knowledge,  beauty,  and  good  will." 

And  it  was  done  according  to  Akbar's  word 
There  in  th^  wilderness  as  by  magic  rose 
Futtehpur  Sikri,  the  victorious  city. 
Of  -nrble  and  red  sandstone,  among  the  trees 
A  rose  unfolding  in  the  kindling  dawn. 
Mace  and  mosque  and  garden  and  serai, 
"  Mars  and  baths,  and  spacious  pleasure-grounds. 
■'    favour  of  Allah  to  perfeOion  sprang. 


Tbut  Akbar  wrought  to  make  his  dream  com.e  true. 
From  the  four  corners  of  the  world  he  brought 
His  master  workmen,  from  Iran  and  Ind 
From  wild  Mongolia  and  the  Arabian  wastes  • 
Masons  from  Baghdad,  Delhi,  and  Multan; 
Dome  builders  from  the  North,  from  Samarkand; 
Cunning  mosaic  workers  from  Kanauj ; 
And  carvers  of  inscriptions  from  Shiraz.; 
And  they  all  labored  with  endearing  skill. 
Each  at  his  handcraft,  to  make  beaut]/  be. 

'-■  The  timid  doves,  as  if  foreboding  ill, 
'i  Had  fled  from  Sikri  and  its  quiet  groves, 
I  When  the  first  ax-blade  on  the  timber  rang. 

But  as  he  promised,  Akbar  sent  and  bade 
The  wise  men  of  all  nations  to  his  court. 
Brahman  and  Christian,  Buddhist  and  Piirsee, 
Jain  and  stiff  Mohammedan  and  Jew, 
All  followers  of  the  One  with  many  names, 
Bringing  the  ghostly  wisdom  of  the  earth. 


And  w  they  came,  of  every  hue  and  creed; 
From  the  twelve  winds  of  heaven  their  caravans 
Drew  into  Sikri  as  Akbar  summoned  them. 
To  spend  long  afternoons  in  council  grave. 
Sifting  tradition  for  the  seed  of  truth. 
In  the  great  Mosque  in  Futtehpur  at  peace. 
And  Salim  Chisti  lived  his  holy  life, 
Beloved  and  honored  there  as  Altbar's  friend. 

But  light  and  changeable  are  the  heart,  of  men. 
Soon  in  that  city  dedicate  to  peace 
Distensions  spread  and  rivalries  grew  rife, 
Envy  and  bitterness  and  strife  returned 
Once  more,  and  truth  before  them  fled  away. 

Then  Salim  Chisti,  coming  to  Akbar  spoke, 
"Lord,  give  thy  servant  leave  now  to  depart 
And  follow  where  the  fluttered  wings  have  gone. 
For  hen  there  is  no  longer  any  peace. 
And  truth  cannot  prevail  where  discord  dwells." 


"^3^  'hen,"  ,aid  Akbar,  »',i,  no.  ,hou  bu,  I 
Who  am  ,he  servant  here  and  must  ^o  hence, 
/found  thee  matter  of  this  solitude, 
Lord  of  the  princedom  of  a  quiet  mind, 
A  sovereign  vested  in  tranjui/ity 
And  I  have  done  thee  wrong  and  stajted  th^,  feet 
FrornfoUomngperfeaion,  with  m/horde^ 
Of  turbulent  malcontents;  and  my  l^ed  dream 
To  butld  a  city  of  abiding  peace 
ms  but  a  vain  illusion.    Therefore  now 
n,s  foolish  people  shall  be  driven  forth 

l^l'^J;  f"'^ P'p 'o  iive  as  they  may  choose 
fn  dtputance  and  wrangling  longer  still, 
Unttl  they  learn,  if  Allah  wills  it  so 
To  lay  aside  their  folly  for  the  truth." 

And  as  the  King  commanded,  so  it  was 
More  ,utWy  than  he  came,  with  all  his  court 
And  hosts  of  followers  he  went  away 
leaving  the  place  to  solitude  once  more  _ 
A  rose  to  wither  where  it  once  had  blown 


To-daj,  ,he  all-kind  Unpolluted  .un 

The  mnds  plaj,  hide  and  seek  .hrougb  corr.dor. 
T'rl'  ""  "'^  '^^rk.loiin^Z" 
The  rose  lea.e.  drop  u.i:h  none  ,o  gathef,J' 
rn  garden.  u,here  no  footfall  comes  u:i,h  ^e     ' 
^"y^Jl^'^er,  watch  the  rising  moon. 

SnU  holds  the  secret,  of  the  CounciiHall 

testT'"""'^''"'''"'^'""''^/"'"- 
^"'"'h^  courtesy  of  open  mind,. 

^^yhe  last  camp.follotv,r  w,s  gone, 

J^^J'-"' returned  and  tooUp  their  aLode 
/»  'he  matn  gate  of  those  deserted  walls 
Andtn  their  custody  this  ^^Cate  of  f^ace' 
^^"rs  "ill  the  grandeur  of  its  origin 
^":j'">^^ 'he  wistful  hearts  of  mln 
To  brave  endeavour  with  replenished  hop 


Though  since  thai  time  three  hundred  yeart  ago, 
The  magic  hush  of  those  forsaken  streets 
And  empty  courtyards  has  been  undisturbed. 
Save  by  the  gentle  whirring  of  grey  wings. 
With  cooing  murmurs  uttered  all  day  long. 
And  reverent  tread  of  those  from  near  and  far. 
Who  still  pursue  the  immemorial  truest. 


One  hundred  twelve  copiei  of  The  Gate  of  f^ace 
printed  by  Frederic  and  Bertha  Coudy  at  the 
Village  Preii,  New  York,  in  December,  I  go  J. 
This  copy  is  No.    \J  . 


